[For Seniors] Ideas for decorating February walls with oni (demons). Unique personalities shine through with oni showing various expressions.
Oni decorations that brighten up the walls in February are a fun craft that captures the seasonal feeling of Setsubun.
There are many ideas, from ones you can make with familiar materials like construction paper, origami, and paper plates, to large wall displays that everyone can work on together.
The time spent creating while moving your fingers nurtures imagination and concentration.
And what kind of oni face should we make? Conversations with those around you will liven up, letting everyone enjoy a delightful time.
Assembling the parts stimulates the brain, and each expression and design shines with individuality.
While sharing memories of Setsubun, let’s take on the challenge of creating wall displays that enhance the festive atmosphere of the season!
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[For Seniors] Ideas for decorating February walls with oni (ogres). Let their individuality shine with a variety of facial expressions (1–10)
Oni Ehomaki
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On Setsubun, it’s said to be good luck to eat an ehomaki while facing the year’s auspicious direction.
I’m sure many of you have tried it at least once.
Ehomaki traditionally has seven fillings, in reference to the Seven Lucky Gods, but in this wall display idea, the filling part is made into an oni (demon).
It’s a bit surprising, but the design is striking, and it might be a two-birds-with-one-stone idea that expresses both the ehomaki and the oni together.
All you have to do is cut out the parts from construction paper and paste them together, so feel free to give it a try!
A big ogre made with tissue paper
Let’s use tissue paper to create a large oni (ogre) decoration on the wall of a senior care facility.
Prepare tissue paper and make lots of basic flower shapes.
In this video, the face is made with red tissue paper and the hair with yellow tissue paper.
Once you’ve made plenty of flowers, stick them on the wall to form the oni’s face.
Make parts like the horns and eyes from construction paper.
A large oni wall display has great visual impact and helps residents feel the Setsubun season.
Also, carefully opening and shaping the tissue paper is excellent for fine motor activity and dementia prevention.
Work together and enjoy making the wall decoration!
The demon of accordion folds
In Japan’s old lunar calendar, the year began with Risshun (the first day of spring).
Risshun was considered a very important day, and February 3—the day before, known as Setsubun—corresponds to New Year’s Eve today.
While Setsubun is a bit different from how it’s observed now, let me introduce a festive ogre (oni) decoration that’s perfect for the season, displayed on a fan.
The key to expressing the oni’s fearsome face is to use an accordion fold with origami.
An accordion fold means folding the paper back and forth in alternating mountain and valley folds, like a hand fan.
This creates the oni’s distinctive expression.
Attach the facial parts to the face, and affix plum blossoms to the fan base.
It makes a wonderful piece not only for facility wall displays but also to take home and decorate.
[For Seniors] Ideas for decorating February walls with demons (oni). Let their individuality shine with oni showing a variety of expressions (11–20)
Pom-pom ogre with a sponge
How about making cute oni (ogres) with sponge stamps? All you need is construction paper and a sponge.
Use the construction paper to create the oni’s face, head, and horns.
After cutting out the parts and gluing them together, add paint to the sponge and stamp it on with a light dabbing motion.
As shown in the video, if you attach the sponge to a disposable chopstick with a rubber band, your hands will stay cleaner and stamping becomes easier.
After enjoying the stamping, draw the oni’s face to finish.
Let older adults choose their preferred colors for the construction paper and the stamp ink, and enjoy creating oni full of personality!
Hanging decorations for Setsubun
Setsubun is a lively event where people chant “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi” (Demons out, fortune in).
The custom of eating the same number of beans as your age is unique too! This is a “Setsubun hanging decoration” that lets you have fun by customizing the oni’s expressions.
If you want to bring the festive Setsubun atmosphere to your wall, this is highly recommended! You can make two types of oni—one with a single horn and one with two.
You can also make the oni’s pants, holly-and-sardine talisman, and ehomaki sushi rolls with origami, so give it a try.
It’s great for group activities and perfect for day-service recreation, since everyone can enjoy making them together!
Oni mask made from a paper plate
How about an idea for making an ogre (oni) mask using paper plates? After enjoying it as a mask, you can use it as a wall decoration.
Once you’ve prepared paints in your favorite colors, start painting the paper plate.
If you pour the paint into paper cups like in the video, cleanup is a breeze! Draw the eyes and mouth with a pen, then cut out the eye sections.
Since cutting can be tricky, it’s safer for staff to handle that step.
Use yarn to create the hair.
Construction paper works too, but the yarn idea is very fun and highly recommended.
Finally, use a hole punch to make holes, thread an elastic band through, and it’s finished!
A three-dimensional, curly-haired demon
There’s a type of papercraft where you wind thin strips of paper with a special tool to make shapes like flowers and hearts.
It’s called paper quilling, and it’s a handicraft that creates a three-dimensional look with a wide range of expressions.
With this “Curly-Haired Oni” project, you can easily make something similar to paper quilling.
Cut construction paper into long, thin strips for the hair and curl them around your finger.
Then attach the curled pieces to the head area of a face-shaped piece of construction paper cut like an oni.
Using your fingers helps stimulate and activate the brain.
You’ll also create the facial features by squeezing and shaping origami paper.
Come up with ideas and make whatever face you like.
If you mount the finished oni face onto a backing sheet and display it, it will instantly create a Setsubun atmosphere.